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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
United

	United \U*nit"ed\, a.
   Combined; joined; made one.
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   United Brethren. (Eccl.) See Moravian, n.

   United flowers (Bot.), flowers which have the stamens and
      pistils in the same flower.

   The United Kingdom, Great Britain and Ireland; -- so named
      since January 1, 1801, when the Legislative Union went
      into operation.

   United Greeks (Eccl.), those members of the Greek Church
      who acknowledge the supremacy of the pope; -- called also
      uniats.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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	Unite \U*nite"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. United; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Uniting.] [L. unitus, p. p. of unire to unite, from unus
   one. See One.]
   1. To put together so as to make one; to join, as two or more
      constituents, to form a whole; to combine; to connect; to
      join; to cause to adhere; as, to unite bricks by mortar;
      to unite iron bars by welding; to unite two armies.
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   2. Hence, to join by a legal or moral bond, as families by
      marriage, nations by treaty, men by opinions; to join in
      interest, affection, fellowship, or the like; to cause to
      agree; to harmonize; to associate; to attach.
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            Under his great vicegerent reign abide,
            United as one individual soul.        --Milton.
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            The king proposed nothing more than to unite his
            kingdom in one form of worship.       --Clarendon.
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   Syn: To add; join; annex; attach. See Add.
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Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
United

	united
     adj 1: characterized by unity; being or joined into a single
            entity; "presented a united front" [ant: divided]
     2: involving the joint activity of two or more; "the attack was
        met by the combined strength of two divisions"; "concerted
        action"; "the conjunct influence of fire and strong
        dring"; "the conjunctive focus of political opposition";
        "a cooperative effort"; "a united effort"; "joint military
        activities" [syn: combined, concerted, conjunct, conjunctive,
         cooperative]
     3: of or relating to two people who are married to each other
        [syn: joined]

Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
United

	125 Moby Thesaurus words for "united":
   accompanying, accordant, agreeable, agreed, agreeing, akin, allied,
   amalgamated, amicable, assembled, assimilated, associate,
   associated, at one, at one with, attuned, banded together, blended,
   bound, bracketed, coacting, coactive, coadunate, coalesced,
   coincident, collaborative, collected, collective, collusive,
   combinative, combinatory, combined, combining, common, communal,
   compatible, composite, concerted, concomitant, concordant,
   concurrent, concurring, congenial, conjoined, conjoint, conjugate,
   conjunctive, connected, connective, consilient, consolidated,
   conspiratorial, cooperant, cooperative, coordinate, coordinated,
   copulate, corresponding, coupled, coworking, eclectic, empathetic,
   empathic, en rapport, frictionless, fused, gathered, hand-in-glove,
   hand-in-hand, harmonious, in accord, in agreement, in concert,
   in harmony, in rapport, in tune, incorporated, inharmony, integral,
   integrant, integrated, intimate, joined, joint, knotted, leagued,
   like-minded, linked, matched, mated, meeting, merged, mixed,
   mutual, of like mind, of one mind, one, paired, parasitic,
   partnership, peaceful, rolled into one, saprophytic, shared,
   spliced, symbiotic, sympathetic, synchronous, syncretistic,
   syncretized, synergetic, synergic, synergistic, synthesized, tied,
   together, unanimous, understanding, undivided, unified, unitary,
   uniting, unseparated, wedded, yoked

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